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  1. Green is not the new red 1

    A nice juxtaposition: a league table showing incremental progress on environmental improvements in UK universities and a review of a book demanding "collective revolutionary action on the scale of...

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  2. Green is not the new red 2

    In the People & Planet Green League, Royal Holloway, University of London, was awarded a "third" ("Green shoots", 3 July). This ranking was incorrect, as the institution has a full-time rather...

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  3. Running on empty

    As every academic knows, the competition for grant funding is intense. At any one time the average UK academic might expect to hold a single research council grant. I wonder then how the full...

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  4. Add value with your support

    As a recently retired director of the Institute of Historical Research within the School of Advanced Study at the University of London, I read with dismay Edward Chaney's and Kevin Sharpe's responses...

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  5. Another male preserve?

    It is more than six months since Times Higher Education adopted its new format and introduced an obituaries section. During this time, the life of only one female academic has been written about. Do...

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  6. Made in Durham

    I was surprised that there was no mention of Toni Slabas and Stefan Przyborski being staff of Durham University (People, 3 July). The two scientists have both spun off companies from Durham's...

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  7. National power generators

    The Scottish Government is eager for universities to lead the nation to renewed prosperity and, ultimately, independence. Tariq Tahir asks if the sector is up to the challenge and what its response...

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  8. Public face of a private faith

    Mona Siddiqui, one of the UK's leading commentators on Islam, is driven by intellectual curiosity, religious belief and a desire to engage. Hannah Fearn writes

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  9. 17 July 2008

    Scotland’s dilemma - National pride versus educational divide

  10. Strong language

    Gloria Monday is surprised to find marks being awarded for expletives, and wonders whether she should incorporate this practice into her work as an external examiner

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  11. Working with PowerPoint

    Lecture and conference talks can be enhanced by PowerPoint , but unless it is used with thought it can overwhelm your audience.

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  12. Ethical issues in research

    Avoid delays to your research project by providing your institution’s ethics committee with enough information to properly assess your undertaking

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  13. Reverting to type

    As academic ‘content providers’ battle with e-learning gurus, it’s time to reflect on form and meaning – and the ubiquitous, iniquitous HelveticaThis year is the tenth anniversary of my realisation...

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